🏛️ History trivia

Modern History

Moon landings, world wars, and world-changing inventions — the people and moments that shaped the last few centuries.

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Sample Modern History questions

Three questions from this pack. Guess first, then reveal the answer — in the game, everyone answers on their phone and the TV shows who got it right.

  1. Q1 The first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched by which country?

    • USA
    • Soviet Union
    • China
    • Germany
    Show the answer

    Soviet Union — The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, which was the first human-made object to orbit the Earth.

  2. Q2 Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?

    • Marie Curie
    • Florence Nightingale
    • Clara Barton
    • Jane Addams
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    Florence Nightingale — Florence Nightingale, an English nurse, set up better hygiene and care during the Crimean War and shaped modern nursing.

  3. Q3 Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas in which year?

    • 1392
    • 1492
    • 1592
    • 1692
    Show the answer

    1492 — Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas in 1492 when he sailed across the Atlantic from Spain.

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Game night in three steps

How to play Modern History on your TV

1
Open the board

Open QuizKeep on the TV, laptop or tablet everyone can see, tap Host a game and pick Modern History.

2
Join on phones

Everyone scans the QR code or types the room code. No downloads and no accounts.

3
Race to the answer

Questions appear on the big screen, answers on every phone. After each one, the board explains the right answer.

Modern History is a premium pack, and you can play 5 of its questions free first, solo or on the TV with everyone. Love it? Unlock all 30 on their own, or get All-Access, which opens every pack in the library. QuizKeep itself, and its free starter packs, cost nothing.

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